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Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 8:59:03 PM)
Probably they are based at Kendari again. So much for the air recon. quote: Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 10 A6M5b Zero x 6 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 15 B-24D1 Liberator x 35 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-48-IIb Lily: 2 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 18

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 9:00:50 PM)
No CAP at Makassar. I had thought the bombers might be Vals. quote: Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 42

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 9:02:38 PM)
The B-24's hitting Kendari are flying all the way from Dobo and Darwin. We will ahve operational losses. quote: Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 3 A6M5b Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 9:08:43 PM)
The Komodo Dragons ALMOST make it to Bima but stop to gaze at the Southern Cross too long. It might have run the board type naval victory...too bad. Lillys on naval attack with no escort are slaughtered quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Komodo at 63,111 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIb Lily x 23 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIb Lily: 13 destroyed No Allied losses

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 9:15:50 PM)
I can't believe these guys made it from the northern limits of the Makassar Strait since the night of the 4th. The US cruisers are 40 miles away as sun sets. It's the freaking 48th Div from the PI. Unprepped. HOLD ON LADS! HELP IS ON THE WAY! quote: Pre-Invasion action off Bima (63,110) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Fuyo DD Numakaze DD Satsuki AMC Gokoku Maru DD Wakatake E Kiku Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Fuyo firing at 53rd British Brigade DD Numakaze firing at 53rd British Brigade DD Satsuki firing at 10th Air Advn Base Force DD Fuyo fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Bima (63,110) TF 12 troops unloading over beach at Bima, 63,110 Japanese ground losses: 475 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 9:29:55 PM)
This seems pretty high risk for the Empire. Bima is a backwater place with a level 2 AF and crappy supply. We do have 2300 troops there but we have more of those. :-) These must be some serious high-value Maru's if they move that fast. Perhaps they "misunderestimated" Allied naval assets in the area or perhaps the KB is up there somewhere and this is bait?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 9:35:33 PM)
On a different subject, Netflix has spent hundreds of millions on the O'Bama projects and, as filler in the interim, they have about 15 Bruce Willis "sci-fi" movies which seem to have been shot on two week schedules and $100K budgets. I would call and cancel but SG is paying for it. :-)

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 9:37:07 PM)
I watched something really good recently but can't remember what it was. [:D]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 9:59:56 PM)
Ah, yes...."Darkest Hour". 1940 British politics. Tremendously good. Great acting.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 10:10:42 PM)
Also "Danger Close" about an Australian unit in Vietnam. Very good. The sound is a 10.

witpqs -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/24/2021 11:01:14 PM)
Altered Carbon was good. No W*** politics, people were just people.

RangerJoe -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/25/2021 2:22:24 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Was making newborn rounds this week. Monday I had SEVENTEEN babies to see. [X(][X(] I think all the women under 40 ran out of Netflix things to watch 9 months ago. Even the non-Hispanic women are having babies. It's crazy. A mini baby boom. In 2026 they are going to have 75 kids in every kindergarten class [image]local://upfiles/52896/1EDFD7FC073F4364BD633437E7CF93C2.jpg[/image]

JohnnieX -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 12:34:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs Altered Carbon was good. No W*** politics, people were just people. I enjoyed Dark. I watched a few episodes and decided I couldn't watch it in the evening and had to switch to mornings. I couldn't sleep afterwards, wondering what might happen next. It is in German and so I had to watch it intently - no second screening or doing a crossword whilst it was on. BTW, what rude word is W***. I can't work it out. We have one here which rhymes with tank, but it doesn't make sense. Is there a new rude word I should know? [&:]

RangerJoe -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 12:45:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JohnnieX quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs Altered Carbon was good. No W*** politics, people were just people. I enjoyed Dark. I watched a few episodes and decided I couldn't watch it in the evening and had to switch to mornings. I couldn't sleep afterwards, wondering what might happen next. It is in German and so I had to watch it intently - no second screening or doing a crossword whilst it was on. BTW, what rude word is W***. I can't work it out. We have one here which rhymes with tank, but it doesn't make sense. Is there a new rude word I should know? [&:] Yes, please expand our vocabulary. New rude words are always welcome, not matter what the language is.

witpqs -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 1:06:03 PM)
quote: Yes, please expand our vocabulary. [:D] 'Woke'.

JohnnieX -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 2:11:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: Yes, please expand our vocabulary. [:D] 'Woke'. Oh yes, thank you. That makes more sense. Dark is a bit like that too. They are all normal looking, normal seeming people. I'm not on commission, I enjoyed it

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 2:36:15 PM)
There is a PBS documentary about Chosin on Amazon. Very good. Mostly about 1st Marine Div but there is some about the poor Army unit east of the reservoir.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 2:54:11 PM)
Why were all those Zekes at Kendari. Well, it's a new cruise stop for the KB

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 3:04:12 PM)
125 fighters and 289 bombers. A serious force. Sparrow force was embarking aboard landing craft at Endeh. They will go to Koepang and be covered by Canberra and 2 DD. Many fighters fly in to Koepang. US/RN carriers in the Timor Sea will fall back toward Darwin. What are they up to? Obviously, a landing at Bima and probably to smash up Koepang. I doubt they will attack Darwin.

RangerJoe -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 3:07:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake There is a PBS documentary about Chosin on Amazon. Very good. Mostly about 1st Marine Div but there is some about the poor Army unit east of the reservoir. Task Force Faith, named after its commander. The 31st RCT which I believe was part of the US 7th Infantry Division.

BBfanboy -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 3:43:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake 125 fighters and 289 bombers. A serious force. Sparrow force was embarking aboard landing craft at Endeh. They will go to Koepang and be covered by Canberra and 2 DD. Many fighters fly in to Koepang. US/RN carriers in the Timor Sea will fall back toward Darwin. What are they up to? Obviously, a landing at Bima and probably to smash up Koepang. I doubt they will attack Darwin. You have a Canberra bomber already? Cool! I like how they put the pilot seat and canopy off to the left so the tea kettle could be on the right side of the cockpit. [:D] [image]local://upfiles/35791/91CC869E74314F699289D4C0B6153F6A.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/27/2021 11:19:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake There is a PBS documentary about Chosin on Amazon. Very good. Mostly about 1st Marine Div but there is some about the poor Army unit east of the reservoir. Task Force Faith, named after its commander. The 31st RCT which I believe was part of the US 7th Infantry Division. Yes that man, Lt. Col Faith, deserved the CMOH, which he received, posthumously

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/29/2021 11:33:18 PM)
Wilfred Clouston, despite his somewhat painful first name (by American ears, although it is from the common "William" and "frieden", meaning "free" in high German and thus Saxon) is the supreme Allied ace in the Pacific. Interesting story. He has overachieved in WWii(e) because he has not been sitting in a Japanese POW camp in but flying the superiority fighter the Kittyhawk III [image]local://upfiles/7983/C79EF8E06E7147CE9C76D68D22E3CCA2.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (7/30/2021 12:09:30 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Wilfred Clouston, despite his somewhat painful first name (by American ears, although it is from the common "William" and "frieden", meaning "free" in high German and thus Saxon) is the supreme Allied ace in the Pacific. Interesting story. He has overachieved in WWii(e) because he has not been sitting in a Japanese POW camp in but flying the superiority fighter the Kittyhawk III [image]local://upfiles/7983/C79EF8E06E7147CE9C76D68D22E3CCA2.jpg[/image] Actually, "High" German is in the south while "Low" German such as Saxon is in the north. A common vulgar word is spelled with an "i" in High German but with a "u" in Saxon Low German and English. In the High German spelling, it is also the last name of the man who invented contact lenses. He was raised by is uncle with the same last name who also had developed the law of diffusion. So when someone loses their contact lens and states "I lost that (expletive deleted)ing thing!" they are actually being descriptive.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (8/10/2021 3:01:30 PM)
Right...I meant "Old German" COVID going up again in SoCal. Lots of infants of unvaccinated moms getting sick. One mom was breastfeeding her 8 week old and got sick. I had her stop breast feeding and dad took over with formula feeds. She was locked in her room. Even with all that the baby got sick too but did well. I'm rooting for herd immunity because I am seriously getting tired of this f****** thing. Thanks again, Winnie Xi Pooh

USSAmerica -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (8/10/2021 3:11:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Right...I meant "Old German" COVID going up again in SoCal. Lots of infants of unvaccinated moms getting sick. One mom was breastfeeding her 8 week old and got sick. I had her stop breast feeding and dad took over with formula feeds. She was locked in her room. Even with all that the baby got sick too but did well. I'm rooting for herd immunity because I am seriously getting tired of this f****** thing. Thanks again, Winnie Xi Pooh Thanks for continuing to fight the good fight, Cap! BTW, did you know I do software QA for our systems at the ABP? [:)]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (8/11/2021 1:56:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: USSAmerica quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Right...I meant "Old German" COVID going up again in SoCal. Lots of infants of unvaccinated moms getting sick. One mom was breastfeeding her 8 week old and got sick. I had her stop breast feeding and dad took over with formula feeds. She was locked in her room. Even with all that the baby got sick too but did well. I'm rooting for herd immunity because I am seriously getting tired of this f**** thing. Thanks again, Winnie Xi Pooh Thanks for continuing to fight the good fight, Cap! BTW, did you know I do software QA for our systems at the ABP? [:)] Haha. I don't have to do the recertification because I am grandfathered in. :-) I went through the oral board exams which were run by professors with sadistic traits. I had to fly all the way to DC to take the thing. They lock you in a room with the inquisitor for about 20 minutes and then they send you into the next room. The first guy says after I give my answer "I'm sure glad you aren't taking care of my grandkids" after I gave a pretty good answer. Maybe he objected to calling in an ortho consultant on the case but it seemed he was purposely being an a-hole. I wanted to tell him to go f* himself but then it occurred to me....this is a testing situation...maybe he is TRYING to get me to lose it or to rattle me so I fall apart with the next professor..so I just give him a faint smile and a head tilt..and he smiles back a bit...so either I was right and the bastard set me up even after I got the question right or he is gay and he thinks I am flirting with him...and then the timer goes off and we are instructed to go to the next room and as I cross the hall I notice all the other applicants have no blood in their faces and look they are gutshot with bird pellets. "You sadistic bastards! You did this to every applicant on purpose!" 25% of the applicants were failed after flying to f'ing DC and 3 years of residency and 4 years of medical school

USSAmerica -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (8/11/2021 2:59:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: USSAmerica quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake Right...I meant "Old German" COVID going up again in SoCal. Lots of infants of unvaccinated moms getting sick. One mom was breastfeeding her 8 week old and got sick. I had her stop breast feeding and dad took over with formula feeds. She was locked in her room. Even with all that the baby got sick too but did well. I'm rooting for herd immunity because I am seriously getting tired of this f**** thing. Thanks again, Winnie Xi Pooh Thanks for continuing to fight the good fight, Cap! BTW, did you know I do software QA for our systems at the ABP? [:)] Haha. I don't have to do the recertification because I am grandfathered in. :-) I went through the oral board exams which were run by professors with sadistic traits. I had to fly all the way to DC to take the thing. They lock you in a room with the inquisitor for about 20 minutes and then they send you into the next room. The first guy says after I give my answer "I'm sure glad you aren't taking care of my grandkids" after I gave a pretty good answer. Maybe he objected to calling in an ortho consultant on the case but it seemed he was purposely being an a-hole. I wanted to tell him to go f* himself but then it occurred to me....this is a testing situation...maybe he is TRYING to get me to lose it or to rattle me so I fall apart with the next professor..so I just give him a faint smile and a head tilt..and he smiles back a bit...so either I was right and the bastard set me up even after I got the question right or he is gay and he thinks I am flirting with him...and then the timer goes off and we are instructed to go to the next room and as I cross the hall I notice all the other applicants have no blood in their faces and look they are gutshot with bird pellets. "You sadistic bastards! You did this to every applicant on purpose!" 25% of the applicants were failed after flying to f'ing DC and 3 years of residency and 4 years of medical school Jeez! I know the written exams now are hard, but I don't think they compare to that experience. [X(] When I started, my first project was the pilot for MOCA-Peds. By all accounts, those who need to maintain their certification status love it compared to sitting for another written exam every 5 years. Thanks for persevering and providing the care for our children that too many don't get these days! [&o]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (8/13/2021 1:29:28 PM)
***********August 7, 1943(e)******* Makassar Strait, Sumbawa, Timor..stuff like that:** Did the troopships turn around? This seems to be the same convoy about 280 nm N of Bima. It's almost as if the Jap high command is trying to trick me....naah. Sub attack near Madjene at 65,102 Japanese Ships DD Satsuki DD Fuyo DD Numakaze E Kiku E Hishu E Kuretake AMC Gokoku Maru xAP Kongo Maru xAP Argentina Maru xAP Tatsuta Maru DD Wakatake DD Minekaze DD Nagatsuki Allied Ships SS Pogy

Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (8/13/2021 1:30:51 PM)
Wait..is it back on? Are they just trying to take out the AF? Night Naval bombardment of Bima at 63,110 Japanese Ships CL Natori DD Murakumo DD Kawakaze DD Minegumo DD Kagero DD Suzunami DD Takanami DD Yugumo Allied ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 18 Port hits 16 Port supply hits 3

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